STANFORD, Calif. — All season long, Dan Lanning has exhorted his Ducks to battle for a full 60 minutes, or as long as it takes. Anybody who counted out Oregon after 15 minutes Saturday at Stanford didn't know how seriously the UO football team takes that message from the head coach.
A game that was one-sided through two possessions for each team ultimately ended up one-sided in the other direction, as No. 9 Oregon overcame a slow start to beat the Cardinal at Stanford Stadium, 42-6. The Ducks trailed 6-0 early in the second quarter and had only 13 yards on six plays, but by the end of the day Oregon had over 500 yards of offense and held an opponent to 10 or fewer points for the fourth time in five games.